Impact Theatre Co-operative was an experimental theatre company founded in Leeds, England. It was active between 1979 and 1986.
The company's work was a fusion of text, music, visual and performance art.
The company's major productions were:
- Ice (1979)
- The Undersea World of Erik Satie (1980)
- Certain Scenes (1980)
- Dämmerungsstrasse 55 (1981)
- Useful Vices (1982)
- No Weapons for Mourning (1983)
- A Place in Europe (1983)
- Songs of the Clay People (1984)
- The Carrier Frequency (1986) - written with Russell Hoban
The core members of the company were:
- Pete Brooks
- Richard Hawley
- Tyrone Huggins
- Claire MacDonald
- Graeme Miller
- Steve Shill
- Niki Johnson
- Heather Ackroyd
Read more about Impact Theatre Co-operative: Contemporary Evaluations, The Legacy of Impact Theatre
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